The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-20
ELECTING SENATOR'S.
The Work of the State Legis.
latures on Wednesday.
SOME CLOSE WORK IN SEVERAL.
Farwell, Dswes, Cockrell, Gray, Haw
ley, Halls. Davis and Quay, Hearst
and Ssoc brI 8ge Get There.
senaSoriaI Elections

SPBINeF1EIgr His, January 19-Chas.
B. Farwell was elected, United, States
Senator, in joint session of the LegisIa-
ture, to-day.
Boston, January 19.-The Legislature
met in joint session at noon to-day, and
resumed ballottinG for United States
Senator. The fir9S ballot resulted as
follows: Dawes, rs; Long, So; Robin -
son, SO; sCollins, 80; scattering, L; a6
sent, 4. Another ballot was then taken,
which resulted as follows: Dawes, ISL;
Long 25y,GoAins, II > Robinson; So and
Russell l.
ALBANY, January 19.-After the usual.
formalities, the two houses of the Legis-
lature met at noon to-day, in joint
session, for the purpose of electing a
United States Senatorto succeed War
ner Miller, Lieutenant Geverner Jones
presiding. The Joint convention pro
ceeded to vote, each senator and assem-
| blyman rising and announcing his
choice. The call resulted as folloYs:'
Total votes cast, lao. necessary for g
| choice, 70; Miller, ,43; MortAn. 80;
Hiscock, II; Weed, 81. The Joint con-
vention then adjourned until to-
morrow.
| AUGUSTA, Ne, January 19.-At noon,
to-day, Eugene Hale was declared
| elected to the United States Senate
from March next.
LINCOLN, January 19.-The Legisla-
ture met IN joint session at noon to-
day, and ,bslloated for United States
Senator, with the following result:
Van Wyck,. As; Paddock (Repubhean)
u; Weaver (Bepub lican)S IA; Miller
| No. a.. - o.
Laird Republican, $: Munger Demo
(RepubIican) 8; Rose (Repubiican5 2;
Nance, Dilworth, Majors, Thurston
and Maxwell, all Republican, and
Broadly (Democratl leach. ~ -T1Eo
| After the first ballot the Joint session
adjourned until tomorrow noon, by a
vote of II to 81. This is claimed to be a
test vote. Van Nyckers opposed the
! adjournment, while straight Republi-
cans were solid. The straights will
caucus this evening. and claim that
members will participate TO elect their
nominee.
INDIANAPOLIS, January ia com
promise has been reached by which
Senator Smith shall preside over the
joint convention. but Speaker Ssyer
will hold the gaveI. The convention is
now in session andnominating speeches
are being made.
Senator Holstein nominated General
Harrison, The nomination was Sec
Onded by General Grifhths. Represen-
tative Niblack nominated Turpie. Rep
resentative Glover nominated Allen.
During the morning the Lieutenant
Governor-elect appeared in the House,
closely followed by Sheriff King and
three deputies, who kept close watch of
Robertson for the purpose of prevent
Ing any violation of the restraining
order granted by Judge Ayers.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Senate Harrison, IS; Turpie,. 81.
House-Harrison, So; Turpie, As; ALLEN,
4. Total-Tuple, 70; Harrison, IL;
Allen, 4. Another ballot will be taken,
the joint convention refusing 76ato "a,
to adjourn.
The second ballos showed no change
and the convention adjourned until to-
morrow.
= ST. PAUL, Mimi, 1e.-The legislature
in joint session elected K. Davis Sen
ator to succeed Mcmillan.
HARRISBURG, Pa, January 19.-The
two houses of the legislature assembled
in joint session to-day. when the official
announcement was made of the vote OF
thu two branches which each, gave
majority for NJ. S. Quay for United |
States Senator, and Qusy was formally |
declared elected.
LANSING, Mich, January 19.-The |
Joint convention of the House and |
Senate met at noon to-day, and having |
canvassed The vote cast yesterday in |
separate sessions, declared Francis |
Stockbridge. eleated United, States
Senator!
SAN PRANofsco,L January 15.-The
Sacramento Legislature in joint con-
vention to-day elected George Hearst /
United States Senator. The vote was
as follows-Hearst (Democrat), IS ,
Vrooman (Republican), So; Wartson
(Republican), J..
DOVER, January 19.-The Joint ses--
sion of the two branches of the g. neral |
assembly met at noon to-day. George
Gray was formally declared reelected |
United States Senator by the vote yes
terday, which was unanimous in both !
houses.
HARTFORD, January 10. = The two
branches OF the Legislature met in joint
assembly at noon, and the election of
General Hawley as Senator was for
mally declared.
ST. LOUIS, January 49, - The two
branches of the legislature met N Joint
and reelected Senator
Cockrel to the United States Senate.s